Corvo Attano, a man born on the Island of Serkonos once served as the Royal Protector and paramour to Empress Jessamine Kaldwin, the assassinated ruler of the Empire of Isles and mother to Emily Kaldwin, a young girl who'd one day rule in her beloved mother's stead. Sir Attano would be wrongly framed for the assassination of Empress Kaldwin by Dunwall's corrupt government, and was sentenced to be executed for his crime. That was until a dark and enigmatic entity solely known as "The Outsider" would come to the aid of the man he'd pass on his powers to, which also acted as form of contract between both he and Corvo, with the mark placed on Corvo's left hand being the signature that forever sealed his fate. Corvo Attano vowed to exact revenge on his enemies, those who've soiled his name and took from him the Empress he had once served and loved. If signing a contract and selling his soul to the Devil would grant him the power to exact his revenge, then so be it... This tale in particular, however, does not focus so much on Corvo Attano's quest for revenge, but rather his complex and intriguing relationship with The Outsider. Sir Attano is the assassin behind a skull mask, and The Outsider is the watcher who gleefully watches his marked assassin annihilate his enemies with a burning fury. This was a match made in Hell, one I'm most excited to detail and share with you, my dearly beloved readers. So prepare yourselves, for what you're about to read is an Assassin and Outsider's dark and twisted, yet very intimate and oh-so fascinating relationship with one another. So relax, and have a good read! ;) Hehe
"Remember how wet you were when you decide to start avoiding me again. Remember how you came all over me. Remember how you felt in this exact moment because I know you'll deny it."
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She knew falling in love with him was wrong.
She still fell anyway.
Now she will have to live with the debt of temptation
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When Poppy witnesses a robbery gone wrong and gives evidence to the police to catch the perpetrators, she finds herself in witness protection after discovering the criminals are part of a dangerous gang.
But when her witness protection comes to an end, she is soon captured by the gang leader and told she'll give eight years of her life for the man who was sentenced to prison for the same amount of time. Poppy is forced to work for the spiteful leader, Rexx, who uses her natural beauty to swindle valuable information from wealthy men for his own benefit. She's been counting down the seconds until her freedom.
When she stumbles across Gabriel Dalton, the underboss to the mafia, he's charming, attractive and tempting. Poppy expects him to be like the rest, only ever after one thing. But that's when Gabriel proves her wrong. After Rexx discovers her acquaintance with Gabriel, he demands that she spies on him to get information about his family and business. Reluctantly she wants to say no, but she has no choice. If she fights it, she'll get hurt-or worse.
As Poppy becomes closer to Gabriel, she doesn't expect to fall for him. And little does he know, she's been lying to him this whole time. There is only one thing Gabriel absolutely despises and that is heartless backstabbers.
Tropes:
- mafia romance
- forced proximity
- who did this to you?
- angst/betrayal
- dual POV
- spice with some kinks
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